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Remote Security Analyst jobs

8 open positions in the United States, newest first.

Security analysts watch an organization's systems for signs of attack and investigate what they find. Most work in or alongside a security operations center, triaging alerts, deciding which are real and containing incidents. Where an application security engineer works on code before release, the analyst works on live systems, logs and user accounts, and often also handles vulnerability and compliance tasks.

About the Security Analyst role

What the work looks like

  • Triage alerts in a SIEM such as Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel and separate real threats from noise.
  • Investigate suspicious activity across endpoint, network, email and identity logs to establish what happened.
  • Contain incidents by isolating hosts, disabling accounts or blocking indicators, following the response playbook.
  • Run vulnerability scans, prioritize the findings and track remediation with system owners.
  • Tune detection rules and document investigations so the next analyst can follow the reasoning.

What employers ask for

  • SIEM tools such as Splunk or Sentinel
  • Endpoint detection and response platforms
  • Incident response procedures
  • Networking and operating system fundamentals
  • Security+, CySA+ or similar certification
  • MITRE ATT&CK framework

Doing this job remotely

Security monitoring runs on cloud consoles, so analysts can work from home, and many operations centers are fully distributed. The price is shift work: coverage is often around the clock, with nights, weekends and on-call for incidents. Employers commonly require company-managed devices, background checks and, for government-related work, citizenship or a security clearance.

Where it comes from and where it leads

Analysts typically start in IT support, system administration or networking, or enter directly from a cybersecurity program with certifications. They move up through analyst tiers to incident responder, threat hunter, detection engineer or security engineer, and later to security management.